#516E24#516E24

#516E24 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.107 H 128.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E24
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 36)
HSL	hsl(84, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(84, 67%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 67.3%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, -23.17, 36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 43.36, 122.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0657 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.107 128.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2877, 13.0284, 3.6941)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E24 #41246E

analogous

#6E6624 #516E24 #2C6E24

triadic

#516E24 #24516E #6E2451

tetradic

#516E24 #246E66 #41246E #6E242C

square

#516E24 #246E66 #41246E #6E242C

split-complementary

#516E24 #242C6E #66246E

monochromatic

#111708 #2F4015 #516E24 #739C33 #93C349

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#516E24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#516E24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E24

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E24	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#74661B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.107 128.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849763',
    500: '#516e24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e24;
$custom-light: #849763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.514,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49905,
    "c": 0.10667,
    "h": 128.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E24

secondary

#6E4DA1

accent

#4EDA85

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E24

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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